Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Multicrustacea > Class Copepoda > Infraclass Neocopepoda > Superorder Gymnoplea > Order Calanoida > Family Augaptilidae > Genus Haloptilus

Haloptilus mucronatus (Claus, 1863)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Haloptilus*	Giesbrecht, 1898	accepted genus name
*Hemicalanus*	Dana, 1852-1853	synonym

Species group names

*Hemicalanus mucronatus*	Claus, 1863	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 252-268
additional source	Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
additional source	Sarala Devi, K. & T.S.S. Rao. (1980). Genus Haloptilus (Copepoda: Calanoida) from the equatorial region of the Indian Ocean. Mahasagar, Goa 13(1):67-70, fig. 1. (iii-1980)
additional source	Suárez-Morales, E., J.W. Fleeger & P.A. Montagna. (2009). Free-living Copepoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. In: Felder, D. L. & D.K. Camp [Eds]. Gulf of Mexico: origin, waters, and biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 1393 pp. Chapter pagination: 841-869.
additional source	Matthews, J.B.L. (1972). The genus Euaugaptilus (Crustacea, Copepoda). New descriptions and a review of the genus in relation to Augaptilus, Haloptilus and Pseudaugaptilus. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 24(1):1-71, figs. 1-13, tabs. 1-7.
ecology source	Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. Earth System Science Data. 9(1):99-113.

Genbank

Citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Haloptilus mucronatus (Claus, 1863). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104432